Tag: hack

Car hacking at speed – where vulnerabilities turn from critical to fatal

August 2, 2016

There’s a fundamental difference between criminal hackers and white hat vulnerability researchers. When a white hat finds a vulnerability they may explore it, and write an interesting presentation about what can be achieved through the flaw, but once they’ve described the security weakness to the appropriate party and the hole is closed – that’s it. … More Car hacking at speed – where vulnerabilities turn from critical to fatal

Clash of Kings forum hacked, 1.6 million account details put at risk

July 25, 2016

The details of almost 1.6 million players of a popular smartphone game have reportedly been stolen after the official forums of “Clash of Kings” game were hacked. As ZDNet reports, hackers were able to break into the strategy war game forum – run by Chinese firm Elex – and make off with the usernames, email … More Clash of Kings forum hacked, 1.6 million account details put at risk

Hi, I’m the enemy: Different perspectives on a pentest

July 12, 2016

Today we are starting a series of articles showing the different angles that can be taken when tackling a pentest. “A PENTEST RECREATES THE ACTIONS CARRIED OUT BY AN ATTACKER IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY ANY VULNERABILITIES” Let’s start by defining what that is. A pentest is an audit process that involves carrying out controlled attacks … More Hi, I’m the enemy: Different perspectives on a pentest

Malicious scripts in compromised websites and how to protect yourself

June 28, 2016

When talking about the attacks and threats users must face every day, people often highlight those that are more or less predictable, such as malicious archives sent as email attachments. Even though these threats are still very present (e.g. in the different ransomware variants), cybercriminals also use many other attack vectors. Some of the most dangerous … More Malicious scripts in compromised websites and how to protect yourself

VerticalScope experiences major data breach: 45 million records stolen

June 15, 2016

VerticalScope has experienced a major data breach, with cybercriminals making off with over 45 million records belonging to over 1,100 websites, it has been reported. LeakedSource, which provides detailed information on data breaches, said that some of the websites impacted by this include Techsupportforum.com, MobileCampsites.com, Pbnation.com and Motorcycle.com. It is believed that the security incident … More VerticalScope experiences major data breach: 45 million records stolen